8-K 1 tm2210629d1_8k.htm FORM 8-K

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

____________________

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 29, 2022 (March 28, 2022)

 

CĪON Investment Corporation

 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Maryland   000-54755   45-3058280
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

3 Park Avenue, 36th Floor

New York, New York 10016

  
     (Address of Principal Executive Offices)  

 

  (212) 418-4700  
  (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)  

 

  Not applicable  
   (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)  

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share   CION   The New York Stock Exchange

  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On March 28, 2022, 34th Street Funding, LLC (“34th Street”), a wholly-owned, special purpose financing subsidiary of CĪON Investment Corporation (“CION”), entered into a First Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “First Amendment”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (“JPM”), as lender and administrative agent, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as collateral agent and collateral administrator, U.S. Bank National Association, as securities intermediary, and CION Investment Management, LLC, CION’s investment adviser, as portfolio manager.

 

Under the First Amendment, the aggregate principal amount available for borrowings was increased from $575,000,000 to $675,000,000, subject to conditions described in the First Amendment. Additional advances of up to $100,000,000 under the First Amendment bear interest at a floating rate equal to the three-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), plus a credit spread of 3.10% per year, and a London Interbank Offered Rate to SOFR credit spread adjustment of 0.15%.

 

34th Street incurred certain customary costs and expenses in connection with the First Amendment. No other material terms of the JPM credit facility were revised in connection with the First Amendment.

 

The foregoing description of the First Amendment as set forth in this Item 1.01 is a summary only and is qualified in all respects by the provisions of such agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

The information in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits.

  

10.1First Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2022, by and among 34th Street Funding, LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, U.S. Bank National Association and CION Investment Management, LLC.

  

 

 

 

  SIGNATURES  

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

   

   

CĪON Investment Corporation

 

Date: March 29, 2022 By: /s/ Michael A. Reisner
    Co-Chief Executive Officer

  

 

 

 

EXHIBIT LIST

 

EXHIBIT
NUMBER		   DESCRIPTION
10.1   First Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2022, by and among 34th Street Funding, LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, U.S. Bank National Association and CION Investment Management, LLC.